Category Archives: Local News
Several Manitowoc Streets to Undergo Water Service Repair
The City of Manitowoc announces that portions of several streets will be closed at various times during the upcoming week for the repair/replacement of a water service. On Monday North 7th Street betw...
Oct 26, 2019 Marco Verch / CC
Manitowoc County Updates Compost Site Hours
Manitowoc County has adjusted its compost site hours. Beginning November 1, the Recycling Center Main Office will be closed on Saturdays and will reopen on Saturdays beginning April 2020. Meanwhile, t...
Oct 26, 2019
Several Local Lawmakers Schedule Listening Sessions
State Senator Devin LeMahieu and Representatives Paul Tittl, Terry Katsma, and Tyler Vorpagel are once again teaming up to host several listening sessions throughout the area. These sessions, which wi...
Oct 26, 2019 Phil Roeder / CC
Manitowoc Public Library to Host “It’s OK not to be OK”
The Manitowoc Public Library will be continuing their Domestic Issues Series on Monday, with a presentation called "It's Ok Not to be Ok". Argyle, WI native Jeff Ditzenberger will be the presenter, an...
Oct 26, 2019 Photo Manitowoc Public Library
Trial For Man Accused Of Walking 351 Miles To Have Sex With Underage Girl Set
A jury in U-S District Court will hear the case against a man accused of walking 351 miles to have sex with an underage girl in Wisconsin. Thirty-two-year-old Tommy Lee Jenkins entered a plea of not g...
Oct 25, 2019
Spooky Home Burglary Details Released
Authorities in Brown County have released further details in connection to a string of Burglaries that occurred this summer at a vacant property on Hawthorn Heights Drive in the Brown County Town of L...
Oct 25, 2019
Prevea Manitowoc Health Center Goes “Pink” for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
About 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. The disease remains the most common cancer among women, except for skin cancers. Th...
Oct 25, 2019 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC
Capitol Civic Center Ready to Officially Unveil Act 2 Renovations
When used in terms of a stage play, Act 2 is when the fun, exciting things begin. The hero takes on the villain. The man gets the woman. The big twist happens. The same can be said for the Act 2 renov...
Oct 25, 2019
Executive Director of Progress Lakeshore Reveals Local Impact of President Trump's Tariffs
The Executive Director of Progress Lakeshore said yesterday that the effects of President Trump's tariffs on companies in Manitowoc County can best be described as mixed right now. Peter Wills tells S...
Oct 25, 2019 Pictures of Money / CC
Local Lawmaker Speaks On Proposed Gun Control Legislation
Governor Evers has called the Senate back to Madison next month to take up proposed gun control legislation that he says eight out of ten people in Wisconsin support. One is to call for more through a...
Oct 25, 2019
